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The Aran Islands - The History and Traditions of the Arans, and the Geography of Ireland's Galway Bay (Paperback)
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The Aran Islands - The History and Traditions of the Arans, and the Geography of Ireland's Galway Bay (Paperback)
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Loot Price R269
Discovery Miles 2 690
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Famous poet and novelist John M. Synge recounts his travels to the
Aran Islands in 1906 - a group of small yet culturally significant
isles off the west coast of Ireland. Notable for their history,
which stretches back thousands of years, it was with this in mind
that Synge conducted his travels of the islands. He attempts to
catalog the unique culture of the isolated islands, noting how the
peoples adapted to the rugged and adverse climate. Although Synge -
a cultured, literate Irishman - thought the people simple, he had
the greatest respect for their adept use of boats. Already the
winds of change beckon the younger members of the Aran community;
Michael, realizing that there is no future on the bleak and grey
isles, departs to seek his fortune elsewhere. Synge couples these
accounts with observations of the primitive culture; there were no
wheeled vehicles on the Aran Isles at the time, and many of the
residents only spoke traditional Irish, rather than the dominant
English.
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